awe, if only openbook had a grayskale setting, maybe they will in their new version. Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: Evan Reese To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Trade Paperbacks You could also up the resolution to 400 dots per inch. It would take longer to scan, and longer to recognize; but the time invested up front would probably more than pay for itself in the time saved by the reduction of corrections that you or a validator would need to make later. I use it with my K1000 for mass market paperbacks and usually get great scans with them. I also use grayscale for mass market paperbacks, although I wouldn't think this would be necessary for trade paperbacks, which are of better quality. But you might want to consider giving it a try as well; although this, too, will add to your scanning and recognition time. I find it to be time well spent for the cheap paperbacks I often get, but I don't use those settings for hardcovers or trade paperbacks. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Julia Kulak To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:20 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Trade Paperbacks I also use openbook and don't have that problem. You could try going into scanner settings, and change the contrast to darken page, or the resolution to 300 dots per inch. hope that helps, Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: maithe007 To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 11:39 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Trade Paperbacks I have never had any problems with those books. I guess it depends on the scanner. I scan all types of books, all sizes and typesets, and I don't have any problems with it. I won't even go into settings...I will probably lose myself. *L* Maithe ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:35 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Trade Paperbacks what happens when you scan those books? The reason that I asked is I am having trouble to with a book that is a harlequin so I bid on a hp 5200 scanner on ebban and I won it so it may have been the book all along but I checked on the list of scanners that work with openbook and the one that I got from ebay is on that list and the one that I have is not. Amber. G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky D. To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 12:31 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scanning Trade Paperbacks I have done some scanning of what I think is called a "trade paperback", which comes down to being a rather inexpensive paperback, about maybe 6 by 8 inches, like the Harlequin Romances are, for example. I think the print quality isn't great or something because I can't get a good scan. I'm most frustrated. Is there any way to improve the quality? I'm using Open Book 7.02. And, please, don't go too techy, or I won't get it! Thanks.